APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production Pulp and paper processing Waste management Water treatment Pesticide cleanup Plastics ADVANTAGES: Increased pH and temperature stability Expanded functionality compared to competitors ABSTRACT: Lignin is a rich and renewable source of aromatic compounds used as a carbon source for engineered … [Read more...] about A Plant-Fungal Hybrid Peroxidase Engineered for Enhanced Activity and Stability 2016-070
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Increased Production of Storage Compounds in Seeds 2016-103
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Agriculture Biodiesel production ADVANTAGES: Substantial increase in seed oil yield No adverse effects on plant growth and development ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have employed an artificial positive feedback loop (APFL) to increase seed oil through the overexpression of a master … [Read more...] about Increased Production of Storage Compounds in Seeds 2016-103
Self-photosensitized Non-photosynthetic Microorganism 2016-047
ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab led by Peidong Yang have developed a genetically modified microorganism capable of photosynthesizing an organic compound from carbon dioxide, wherein the microorganism comprises a semiconductor nanoparticle on the surface of the microorganism. The necessity of improving the natural mechanisms of solar energy capture for sustainable … [Read more...] about Self-photosensitized Non-photosynthetic Microorganism 2016-047
Solar Fuel Generator Including a Catalytic Mesh 2016-020
ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed technologies related to a solar fuel generator. In one aspect, a device includes a photovoltaic cell, the photovoltaic cell having a first surface and a second surface, a mesh disposed on the first surface of the photovoltaic cell, and a polymer disposed on the mesh and on the first surface of the photovoltaic cell. The … [Read more...] about Solar Fuel Generator Including a Catalytic Mesh 2016-020
High Throughput Acoustic Transmission 2015-140
ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab led by Xiang Zhang have developed technologies for acoustic transmission and reception. Technologies may include receiving, at a first communications interface, a plurality of data values for transmission, and generating, using one or more processors, a plurality of data patterns based on the received data, each of the plurality of data … [Read more...] about High Throughput Acoustic Transmission 2015-140